The Prague development company (PDS) announces the first architectural competition for the design of a multifunctional building on plots No. 69 and No. 70 between V Botanice and Matoušova streets in Prague 5. The project envisages about 50 city rental apartments and retail space located on the ground floor. The project is a separate investment project approved by its Investment Expert Committee and the City Council. of Prague. Complete documentation of a narrower architectural competition for the design of a multifunctional building in Prague 5 is available on the PDS profile in the Tender arena.
Applications for participation in the competition together with the portfolio of reference contracts can be submitted until March 21, 2022 within 12 hours. The assessment of portfolios in terms of overall architectural quality is fully within the competence of the jury, which is composed of representatives of PDS, the City of Prague, the City District of Prague 5 and independent renowned architects. Doc. Was elected chairman of the jury. Ing. arch. Boris Redchenko. By the end of June 2022, the five selected teams will prepare competition proposals, which the expert jury will evaluate and determine the order. PDS expects the results of the architectural competition to be announced in August 2022.
“The project at the interface of V Botanice and Matoušova streets is located in the exposed Portheimka locality in the wider center of Prague. This is an extension of the corner gap of the city block, which is located on the main street in Smíchov and at an important crossroads, which is why we decided to announce an architectural competition. Spaces for retail and services will be created on the ground floor, and city rental flats on the upper floors, intended primarily for the so-called preferred professions, which ensure the operation and services of the city,” says Petr Hlaváček, First Deputy Mayor. of the City of Prague for Territorial Development.
All tenders and architectural competitions announced by PDS follow the principles of responsible public procurement, which include the Policy of Architecture and Building Culture of the Czech Republic (MMR, 2015), Davos Declaration (2018) and Investor Assignment for Urban Housing (IPR + PDS, 2020).
The competition proposals will be evaluated from the following points of view: urban and architectural solutions, positive impact on the surrounding environment, compliance with the nature of the site, functional transport solutions, energy and operational efficiency. Prices and reimbursements in the competition are set at CZK 1.9 million.
The professional competition jury consists of:
doc. Ing. arch. Boris Redčenkov (chairman of the jury) Ing. Rastislav Tomaščík, MBA (PDS project manager)
Ing. Ondřej Rys Petr Zeman (representative of the City of Prague)
Ing. arch. Richard Sidej doc. Ing. Petr Hlaváček (City Council Councilor)
prof. Ing. Jaroslav Šafer Mgr. Zdeněk Doležal (Prague 5 councilor)
Ing. Oldřich Hájek Ing. arch. Zuzana Hamanová (representative of the Prague 5 district)
Ing. and Ing. Petra Kunarová Ing. arch. Michaela Kloudová (PDS project manager)
“For Hl. the city of Prague and PDS is a fundamental bold and important step in the creation of a project of predominantly urban rental housing in a prominent location. Announcing an architectural competition is a natural step in the investment preparation of a project. We are all tense in PDS, how the competitors will cope with a relatively challenging challenge, which lies in the integration of many conflicting needs and limitations,” adds Petr Urbánek, director of PDS.
The Prague Development Company (PDS) was established on the initiative of Petr Hlaváček on June 1, 2020 as a contributory organization of the capital city of Prague. Its goal is to enhance the real estate assets of the capital. The city of Prague and the preparation of projects, especially city rental housing, with the aim of expanding the city housing stock owned by the city, which may be available especially for the so-called preferred professions. By a decision of the City Council, the DSO was handed over for management of more than 400,000 sqm of land owned by the City Hall, on which the construction of 6,000 – 8,000 flats is planned for a period of up to 10 years.
